Birmingham official plans vote to extend mask mandate
Updated Mar 14, 2021;
The Birmingham City Council President William Parker says the council will vote on April 6 to potentially extend the city’s mask mandate.
Gov. Kay Ivey’s statewide mandate will end April 9. After that point, local governments, school boards and businesses must decide for themselves whether to require face coverings.
Medical experts, including at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, say that while vaccinations are ongoing and the pandemic is easing, overall case counts remain high and it is too soon to relax restrictions.
In an interview with WBRC, Parker said he feels “very confident” that Birmingham will retain its ordinance, likely through a vote on April 6. An agenda for that council meeting is not yet available.
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A recipe for disaster : Health care workers react to dropped mask mandates and lifted COVID-19 restrictions
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By the Numbers: The battle over mask mandates
The country is split over lifting mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions, as public health officials warn that now isn’t the time to let down our guard.Callaghan O hare/Reuters
Health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic are warning that reopening too soon is a recipe for disaster after a string of states dropped mask mandates and rolled back COVID-19 restrictions.
Last week, Texas and Mississippi dropped mask mandates, sparking concern that it could lead to another surge in cases but experts in states that already rescinded face-covering requirements said infections still may decline if the public stays vigilant.
Health care workers react to their states dropping mask mandates
By the Numbers: The battle over mask mandates
Replay Video UP NEXT Health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic are warning that reopening too soon is a recipe for disaster after a string of states dropped mask mandates and rolled back COVID-19 restrictions. Last week, Texas and Mississippi dropped mask mandates, sparking concern that it could lead to another surge in cases but experts in states that already rescinded face-covering requirements said infections still may decline if the public stays vigilant. © Callaghan O hare/Reuters Dr. Natasha Kathuria, an emergency room doctor and global health specialist from Austin, Texas, said returning to normal life will endanger nurses, front-line workers and the elderly.
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